After yesterday's elimination, there were only over a hundred people left.
There are still two rounds today, and Su Liang's ranking is very high. We already knew who our opponent in the first round was yesterday.
Therefore, Su Liang and Ning Jing did not carry all the eighteen weapons in the carriage. She directly selected the long knife she wanted to use and left.
But the third opponent Su Liang encountered was not as strong as the first two, so there was no doubt about the outcome.
This situation is not unusual. In the knockout stage, whether you can advance or not has a lot to do with the grouping.
After it was over, Su Liang went home directly and did not meet Nian Ruxue.
On this day, Nian Ruxue appeared again wearing men's clothing and a mask. Everyone was used to it and didn't find anything strange.
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In the fourth round in the afternoon, which is also the final round of knockout, the thirty people selected will enter the next qualifying round.
And Su Liang met a ruthless character this time.
It is Luo Rong, a young swordsman who has become famous in the world in the past two years.
In the first three rounds, Luo Rongdu defeated his opponent with only one move, so he was nicknamed "Luo Yijian". He is one of the most eye-catching warriors in martial arts so far, except for the two women.
Today, each competition venue is much larger than yesterday, and it is not as chaotic as yesterday. More people come to watch the excitement.
Wanhui gave Zheng'er some water to prevent his throat from getting dry while cheering for Su Liang later.
Lin Xueqing looked at Luo Rong and Su Liang, and subconsciously held Qin Yujin's arm, "I feel like this person is very powerful and may not be easy to deal with."
Xing Yusheng silently changed places with Qin Yujin, and was not noticed by Lin Xueqing.
When Lin Xueqing heard Xing Yusheng's voice, she turned around and realized that she had picked up the wrong person. Her face turned red and she quickly let him go.
Xing Yusheng thought to himself, his second uncle should come back quickly so that he can take his little wife back home.
Just as the commander was about to announce the start of the martial arts contest, a guard with a fancy sword came striding over and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given an order that all subsequent martial arts contests that Miss Nian and Miss Su will participate in will be held on the contest stage!"
There is only one competition platform in the center of the square, which was originally used for the qualifying competition tomorrow.
Qin Yujin guessed that perhaps the emperor and the prince learned that there were two very capable women in this martial arts competition and wanted to publicize them.
After all, the female general who mocked the women of the Qian Kingdom for their knowledge of embroidery came from the Yan Kingdom, where a large army from the south is now approaching.
The two countries have had constant border disputes for many years. The King of Nanping colluded with the Yan Kingdom, and the smuggled iron ore also entered the Yan Kingdom. This time there has been a stalemate and there has been no fight, and the situation is unclear.
Qian Guo has always encouraged women to participate in martial arts, just to express the same tone.
Therefore, in this martial arts selection, Su Liang and Nian Ruxue were given some preferential treatment, and the officials in charge were very polite.
The prince spoke, and Su Liang's competition was moved to the high competition platform.
Someone beat the four drums around the competition stage, and soon, most of the people watching the battle gathered in the square.
Lin Xueqing sighed, "There are so many people. If I just stood up, my legs would become weak."
Seeing Su Liang's empty hands, the commander asked loudly, "The competition is about to begin. Miss Su, don't you need a weapon for this match?"
"Use." After Su Liang finished speaking, he leaned over and pulled out two sharp knives from the outside of his calf. He moved his steps slightly and got ready to fight.
Qin Yujin's eyes widened, "Sister Liang is so beautiful and handsome!"
Speculators have started a betting game nearby, betting on who will win. There are many people betting.
Gambling has been going on since the beginning of the martial arts competition, and no one has taken care of it.
There are people who buy Su Liangying, but most of them buy Luo Rongying.
In the first three games, Su Liang's strength didn't seem to be very strong. She got the most attention just because she was a woman.
And Luo Rong's performance in the first three games was very impressive.
Xing Yusheng told Qi Yan to bet one thousand taels on Su Liangying.
Seeing that Lin Xueqing was a little moved, Xing Yusheng smiled and said, "Five hundred taels of it are yours. I'll lend it to you, and you can pay it back to me when I win."
Lin Xueqing shook her head quickly, "No need."
"That's it." Xing Yusheng knew that Lin Xueqing didn't want to win money, but just thought it was fun. The feeling of watching others bet and betting by yourself was of course different.
The competition begins.
Luo Rong's moves were fierce and fast, and he attacked Su Liang with his sword!
Su Liang stood there, as if still.
"Sister Su!" Lin Xueqing saw Luo Rong's sword coming to Su Liang.
Su Liang turned around, avoided it accurately, and stabbed Luo Rong's arm through the clothes with his backhand from a tricky angle!
"Wow!" Lin Xueqing exclaimed, "Surprise her and attack her unprepared. Sister Su taught me! If she had made her move earlier, Luo Rong would have seen it, so she must choose the right moment!"
Listening to Lin Xueqing's analysis, Xing Yusheng was a little surprised, "Xueqing, you know a lot."
Qin Yujin couldn't listen anymore, "Watch the battle intently."
In the blink of an eye, Su Liang and Luo Rong had already fought for several rounds.
People who bought Luo Rongying confidently at first started to murmur in their hearts.
It seems that Su Liang's moves are very restrained and not as intimidating as Luo Rong's big moves. But no matter what move Luo Rong uses, Su Liang can always just dodge it, but Luo Rong can't do it again and again with her sword.
Get out of the way.
"We have to pay." A warrior who bought Luo Rongying sighed.
"I really made a mistake. I didn't expect this little girl to be so powerful." The old man who spoke looked regretful.
He is Luo Rong's uncle, and he specially accompanied him to participate in the martial arts competition to find a good future. He thought there would be no problem in entering the qualifying round, and even thought about entering the top three, but he did not expect to encounter such a powerful opponent in the knockout round.
opponent.
Really bad luck.
When Su Liang's knife pressed against Luo Rong's neck and forced him to the edge of the competition platform, with no way to retreat, the battle was over.
Luo Rong looked ugly and said loudly, "I give up!"
Su Liang sheathed her sword and the commander announced the result of this contest.
There were cheers, and some were extremely depressed about losing money.
Luo Rong got off the competition stage and left with his uncle.
Su Liang looked at his back, thoughtfully.
…
Duanmu Chen still didn't go out today, but his subordinates came back from time to time to report the latest status of the military examinations. Su Liang and Nian Ruxue were the ones he paid special attention to.
When Chang An came to report again, he said that he met Su Liang and brought back a message from her, "Miss Su gave the master a suggestion."
Duanmu Chen raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
"Miss Su suggested that we could add a challenge match after the qualifying match. If the eliminated warriors are dissatisfied, they can have a chance to choose one person to challenge. If the challenge is successful, their ranking will be replaced. This is more fair." Chang'an.
Look serious.
Duanmu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Chang'an continued, "My subordinates also feel that the opponents Miss Su has encountered in these four rounds are not bad in strength. At least two of them had a chance to enter the top thirty, especially today's Luo Rong, whose sword skills
It’s amazing. It’s a pity that I was unlucky to meet Miss Su so early.”
Duanmu Chen thoughtfully said, "After following the rules for so many years, my father may not be unaware that there are problems. It's just that those civilians who were eliminated early due to bad luck, my father doesn't care. Only those who will be remembered and reused will really be remembered."
Top three."
Chang'an frowned, "But as long as they enter the top thirty, they will have fame. This opportunity is very important to them."
Duanmu Chen chuckled, "Indeed. In that case, I will go to the palace to see my father and talk about this matter."
As he said, it's not that the superiors don't understand this matter, they just don't care.
You must first have a high enough status before you have the opportunity to express your opinions and make suggestions.
This is the right thing to do. Duanmu Chen does not need to worry about being blamed, but can instead get a chance to perform.
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Su Liang did not leave after the competition because she heard the commander say that Nian Ruxue's competition would start soon and she planned to take a look.
Qi Yan said that Nian Ruxue’s opponent this time was not weak.
It wasn't until the competition was about to begin that Nian Ruxue appeared, still dressed in men's clothing and wearing a mask, followed by a maid.
"Whether she is really capable or not, we will find out in this scene." Xing Yusheng said in a low voice.
"I always feel that if she was very powerful in martial arts, she wouldn't have hidden it so deeply." Qin Yujin, who has known Nian Ruxue for many years, felt that something was wrong.
The competition started. Neither Xing Yusheng nor Lin Xueqing heard Qin Yujin's words. She also looked towards the competition stage.
From where Su Liang was, he could only see Nian Ruxue's back.
Both of them used long swords. This duel made Su Liang comment that aside from her opinion of Nian Ruxue, just from the perspective of the duel itself, it was quite exciting.
There are two kinds of swordsmanship, one is domineering and heavy, the other is elegant and sharp.
The latter means that the year is like snow.
Su Liang was surprised, she underestimated Nian Ruxue.
Amidst cheers and cheers, the competition ended, and Nian Ruxue won beautifully.
The praises were endless, and Nian Ruxue walked off the competition stage and left with the maid.
Lin Xueqing frowned, "She is really powerful."
Su Liang and his group also walked outside the square.
She asked Ning Jing, "What do you think of Nian Ruxue's martial arts?"
Ning Jing looked calm and said, "Not so."
"Her swordsmanship is very beautiful." Su Liang commented.
Ning Jing shook his head, "There are too many tricks, don't learn them."
"When we meet later, what weapon do you think is most suitable for me to use?" Su Liang asked.